Ellison's Organics recently released a new collection of matte, neon, UV reactive, glow-in-the-dark polishes. I'll let you read that again: Matte. Neon. UV reactive. Glow-in-the-dark. Just imagine the amazingness of the collection based on that description alone! The collection consists of 9 polishes (3 shades of pink, an orange, a yellow, green, two blues, and a purple) all with very flattering names such as Enchanting and Irresistible.

Many indie brands have been coming out with neon collections this season and it's been really exciting for me as I adore neons, especially blues and greens, but Ellison's Organics neons really stand out from other brands with this because of the glow factor which makes these polishes great for a summer day or a summer night.

I picked up 3 polishes from the collection: Stunning, Unforgettable, and Talented, as well as a liquid latex mani mask. Please note that these polishes do dry matte out of the bottle. My matte photos didn't turn out right so I wasn't able to include them in this post, except for Unforgettable :(

I'll admit that I'm normally not a fan of pinks but Stunning feels like the perfect pink poolside pedi polish! I'm trying to decide if I like the color more under regular lighting or UV lighting and I just can't decide. Either way, if you're in the market for a neon pink polish this is definitely the one I'd suggest, I think it could compliment all kinds of skin tones.

Bright magenta-leaning purple that glows pinkish under UV light and a purple-blue in the dark.

This is the only polish in which the matte photos actually turned out right. Both Stunning and Talented dry with this same finish so use your imagination! Unforgettable was very nearly my favorite polish out of the 3 I tried due to its wide range of colors shown in various lighting but it was a photo finish and it took a very close silver medal behind Talented!

Vibrant neon green that glows lemon-lime green under UV light and bright green in the dark.

I've been searching for the perfect neon green for months and then this baby strolled into my life. It doesn't have the same range of color within it as Unforgettable (though I'm in love with its UV color) but it is the exact shade to match what I have in mind when I think of my perfect neon green.

Mani Defender Liquid Latex

I also got a bottle of liquid latex to play around with. I'd never used it before but I have to say it was surprisingly easy and fun to use!

It dried on my skin very quickly and wasn't too hard to apply around the nail. However, I had to be careful once it dried as it stuck to the latex on my other fingers if they got too close to one another--such as while taking the pictures shown below.

This liquid latex finally gave me the courage to attempt water marbling for the first time in months. For my first water marble I only painted Mani Defender up to my first knuckle. It certainly helped with clean-up but I was left with a fair amount of polish still partway up my fingers.

It was still way easier than trying to carefully scrub around my nails with acetone on a Q-Tip though, and I love how the marbling turned out! It dulled the vibrancy of the purple and pink a little but the green really pops out and it was gorgeous under UV and in the dark.

I had learned my lesson, though. For my second water marble, I applied Mani Defender around my white-painted nails up to my first knuckle (making sure to also get the tips of my fingers under my nails), then put cheap-o packing tape up to my second knuckle. This was a good balance between ease of removal and not using all of the precious liquid latex! I was left with some very hard-to-bend fingers, but plenty protected from the perils of water marbling.

And then...I marbled.

A world of yes! I double-dipped my middle finger since I had a huge white spot after the first dip, then I added some little flower glitters I had lying around, and BOOM! Super simple and super summery. I took a few pictures with my Little Lazies figure and just admired my nails all night, instead of scrubbing polish off my nails all night had I not used Mani Defender!

You remember me mentioning this stuff was surprisingly fun, right? I first tested it while swatching Unforgettable to see if it helped keep my cuticles and the skin around my nails clean while applying polish. I then proceeded to apply nail polish more perfectly than ever before, not getting a drop around my nails! The fun part comes when it's time to remove the Mani Defender. Grab a pair of tweezers, peel up a corner, and just...enjoy it!

Ooh yeah, that's the stuff! It reminds me of peeling Elmer's Glue off of my hand as a kid. As a young teen I learned that Super Glue does not give you that same satisfying peel, though, as it takes about 90% of your skin with it. Yeah, this stuffs a lot more fun than that.

Final Score

Coverage: 4/5

I was able to reach full opacity with the neons themselves at 4 coats, but 2 coats over a one-coat white looked great and really brought out the vibrancy of the neons. A minor inconvenience that was worth the effort!

Application: 5/5

The formula was very easy to work with and even worked great for water marbling.

Price: 3/5

$12 for 15ml on Etsy. On the higher end of the price scale as far as indies go but the formula was very easy to work with and you get free shipping with orders $50+! They also do sales on occasion so keep an eye on their Facebook page.

Durability: 5/5

My water marble lasted 3 days with minimal tip wear before I finally removed it for a new mani.

Originality: 4/5

There are a lot of brands doing neons this season but the glow-in-the-dark aspect of EO's neons is fantastic!

Total: 9/10
I heard about Ellison's Organics a few months ago but this was my first time trying their polish and I was very happy with it all. Their shop also has a bunch of different organic beauty products like cuticle oil and soaps in a bunch of wonderful scents!

*These items were provided to me for review. The above opinions are honest and unbiased, please see my disclosure page for more info*